Jonathan Joss, 59, a male of Apache and Comanche descent, was shot and killed on June 1, 2025, in San Antonio, Texas. The actor—best known for voicing John Redcorn in “King of the Hill” and portraying Chief Ken Hotate in “Parks and Recreation”—was attacked near his South Side property after months of tension with a neighbor. Initial accounts from his husband describe harassment and an eruption of slurs moments before gunfire; police later said they had not confirmed a hate-crime
motive, even as tributes poured in from across the entertainment world mourning the loss of the San Antonio native.
Investigators quickly focused on a neighbor, identified by police as Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja, in connection with the shooting. According to local reporting and a released police document, the suspect allegedly admitted, “I shot him,” when questioned, a stark coda to a dispute that had escalated over time. Authorities detailed a history of conflict tied to the property, which had previously been damaged in a January fire and was later demolished; the episode added a bitter context to the confrontation that ended Jonathan Joss's life on a June evening.
Police arrested Sigfredo Alvarez Ceja and charged him with murder in the days following the shooting; coverage notes that he was taken into custody and later released on bond while the case proceeded. National and local outlets reported the charge, the alleged confession, and the ongoing investigation into motive, as officials emphasized that any determination of bias would depend on evidence brought forward in court. As of those reports, the case centered on the neighbor dispute, a recorded admission, and a single suspect facing murder charges for the death of Jonathan Joss, 59, male, in San Antonio.
